Who Would Like This Book:
If you’re up for a gallows-humor romp through plague-ridden, war-torn medieval Europe - with a team of outcasts that includes a queer Moorish necromancer, a pistol-toting mercenary, and a slew of the undead - this book is calling your name. Bullington’s blend of dark fantasy, black comedy, and squirm-inducing horror channels the weird energy of Terry Gilliam, Tim Burton, and Clive Barker, all while serving a healthy dose of historical grit. If you like your fantasy crunchy, cynical, and utterly uninterested in typical heroes (or clean morals), The Enterprise of Death will probably be your bag.
Who May Not Like This Book:
Readers with a low tolerance for gore, explicit sexual content (including some truly taboo flavors), or bold, unfiltered language may want to steer clear. The shifting timeline and occasionally jarring blend of period flavor with modern dialogue can unsettle, and some found the writing unnecessarily crude or the protagonist a bit too passive. This book relishes its own excess and filth - if that sounds off-putting, you might not have much fun here.
About:
The Enterprise of Death by Jesse Bullington is a historical fantasy novel set during the Spanish Inquisition, following the story of Awa, a young necromancer trying to rid herself of a curse put upon her by her teacher. The book mixes elements of magic, grotesque scenes, and dark humor to tell a tale of adventure, friendship, and survival in a brutal and unforgiving world. The plot unfolds with a mix of lurching unevenness, combining themes of necromancy, cannibalism, necrophilia, and the struggles of the protagonist against societal prejudices and supernatural threats.
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Sensitive Topics/Content Warnings
Content warnings include graphic violence, necrophilia, cannibalism, sexual abuse, and strong language that may be triggering for some readers."
Has Romance?
The book includes romantic themes, primarily a lesbian relationship, but it is not the primary focus of the story."
From The Publisher:
As the witch-pyres of the Spanish Inquisition blanket Renaissance Europe in a moral haze, a young African slave finds herself the unwilling apprentice of an ancient necromancer.
Unfortunately, quitting his company proves even more hazardous than remaining his pupil when she is afflicted with a terrible curse. Yet salvation may lie in a mysterious tome her tutor has hidden somewhere on the war-torn continent. She sets out on a seemingly impossible journey to find the book, never suspecting her fate is tied to three strangers: the artist Niklaus Manuel Deutsch, the alchemist Dr.
Paracelsus, and a gun-slinging Dutch mercenary. As Manuel paints her macabre story on canvas, plank, and church wall, the young apprentice becomes increasingly aware that death might be the least of her concerns.
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